Beginning Web Design

Training Provided by Expat 2 Expat Co. Ltd. Web Design for beginners Quality Web design is about more than just laying out objects on the page. Every design decision you make depends on the overall goals of the site, encompassing an understanding of how people use online environments to fulfill a broad range of needs. Approach your designs from a comprehensive viewpoint, learning to employ aspects of interface design, content strategy, multimedia production, marketing, and basic graphic-design principles to create unique and effective projects which fulfill your online goals. Create visual design and navigation systems that are intuitive and easy to use, and learn how to develop a professional, industry-standard strategy and style for every Web Site that you produce. Learn innovative design and management solutions while balancing technical and aesthetic issues. Throughout the entire course you will receive a lot of links to related topics and tools. You will also have a temporary folder on a server in Europe so that you can practice and maybe have your friends evaluate your design(s). This course will be tailor made for you or your company depending on your needs. This is a necessity as each person or team has different knowledge levels and experience in Web Design. This means that before a course can be started we would need to have a meeting about knowledge level, skills needed, specific goals etc.

Beginning Web Design This course will cover, but is not limited to, the following topics.

W3C and copyright
Browser compatibility
What software should you use?
Which software is available?

Using DreamWeaver CS3
Menus and navigation
User interface and shortcuts
Basic layouts in DreamWeaver
Pre-formatted pages

Page formatting
Tables
Frames
The power of CSS

Coding
What is HTML and XHTML?
Troubleshooting coding errors
Using JavaScript (where to find and configure it)

Hosting etc.
Where to host your pages?
Domain names and what they mean
How to upload and maintain your website?
Online tools and powerful freeware

Security issues
Backup
JavaScript, Java, VBScript, Flash etc.

Others
Sitemaps
Designing the folder structure
Picture formats and which are internet compatible
Colours and what they mean

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